Yu Zhang
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Yu's current research focuses on using economic approach to analyze relevant policies in the process of low-carbon transformation of the power industry.
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New HCP Publications
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HCP Publications: The Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment is based at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. It works with colleagues across Harvard and partner institutions in China to conduct and...
Publications To Date of China 2030/2050, Supported by the Harvard Global Institute
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As of November 1, 2019 Cao, Jing, Mun S. Ho, Dale W. Jorgenson, and Chris P. Nielsen. 2019. “China emissions trading system and an ETS-carbon tax hybrid.” Energy Economics, 81, pp. 741-753. Cao, Jing, Mun S. Ho, Wenhao Hu, and Dale W. Jorgenson. Submitted...
Decline in bulk deposition of air pollutants in China lags behind reductions in emissions
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Swift changes in both industrialization and pollution control in China over the past 15 years have created a complex and evolving relationship between emission sources and the depositional sinks of air pollutants. Here, by combining an emissions inventory...
Economy and Policy Working Papers
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Xian Hu, Jing Cao and Mun Ho (2024). “ Carbon Markets and Carbon Tariffs: Effect of World Trade and Emissions .” Jing Cao, Mun Ho, Wei Qi, Yu Zhang (2022). “ Model Appendix: Economic-Environmental Model of China, Disaggregated Electricity version (version...
In the Spotlight - Air Pollution
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In the wake of severe air pollution levels in Beijing and other northern Chinese cities in January, an article in the Wall Street Journal featured a study by China Project researchers led by ZHAO Yu. Conducted by ZHAO (now based in the Nanjing University...
HCP Recent Publications
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HCP Publications: The Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment, based at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, works with colleagues across Harvard and partner institutions in China to conduct and publish...
Transition from plan to market: Imperfect regulations in the electricity sector of China
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We present evidence on the distortions that arise from imperfect regulations compared with market allocation mechanisms. Using a triple difference strategy, we evaluate the effectiveness of the Energy-Saving Generation Dispatch reform in China, which aims...
CO emissions in China: Uncertainties and implications of improved energy efficiency and emission control
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A bottom-up methodology and an improved database of emission factors combining the latest domestic field measurements are developed to estimate the emissions of anthropogenic CO from China at national and provincial levels. The CO emission factors for...
Advantages of city-scale emission inventory for urban air quality research and policy: the case of Nanjing, a typical industrial city in the Yangtze River Delta, China
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With most eastern Chinese cities facing major air quality challenges, there is a strong need for city-scale emission inventories for use in both chemical transport modeling and the development of pollution control policies. In this paper, a high...
An inventory of primary air pollutants and CO2 emissions from cement production in China, 1990-2020
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Direct emissions of air pollutants from the cement industry in China were estimated by developing a technology-based methodology using information on the proportion of cement produced from different types of kilns and the emission standards for the...
Tracing the Global Trade Trails of Coal-Related CO2 Emissions and Environmental Health Burdens
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Coal combustion contributes greatly to the level of CO2 emissions, air pollution, and health burdens. International trade classifies coal extraction, coal combustion, and the consumption of goods and services separately. A lack of comprehensive analyses...